2021 Honoree Faculty

Boston University faculty frequently receive national and international recognition for their outstanding contributions to their fields. The list below reflects awards and recognitions earned by BU faculty in 2021. See all highlights from past years.

Susan Akram

Law | School of Law

Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State

Kecia Ali

Religion | College of Arts & Sciences

Public Scholarship Training Fellow, Sacred Writes

Jeffrey Allen

Information Systems | Questrom School of Business

Undergraduate Academic Advising Award for Faculty, Boston University

Karen Allen

Chemistry | College of Arts and Sciences

Fellow, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Sabrina Assoumou

Medicine | School of Medicine

Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Professor of Medicine, Boston University

Rhoda Au

Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine | Epidemiology, School of Public Health

Diagnostics Accelerator Program, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation

Andrew Bacher-Hicks

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Emerging Education Policy Scholar, American Enterprise Institute/Thomas B. Fordham Institute 

Emelia J. Benjamin

Medicine | School of Medicine

Elected Member, Association of American Physicians

Andrea Berlin

Archaeology | College of Arts & Sciences

P.E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award, American Society for Overseas Research

Alisa Bokulich

Philosophy | College of Arts & Sciences

Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

J. William (Will) Boley

Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation

Timothy Brown

Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences

Outstanding Contribution by an Individual for Research Activities, Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies

Mark Bun

Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation

Gordon Burtch

Management | Questrom School of Business

Kelli Questrom Associate Professor in Management, Boston University

Jonathan Calvillo

Sociology of Religion | School of Theology

Research Fellow, New-York Historical Society

Anna Cervantes-Arslanian

Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Infectious Diseases | School of Medicine

A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award, American Academy of Neurology

Charles Chang

Linguistics | College of Arts & Sciences

Early Career Award, Linguistic Society of America

Louis Chude-Sokei

English | College of Arts & Sciences

University Lecture, Boston University

Fadie Coleman

Medical Sciences & Education | School of Medicine

Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University

Mary Collins

Human Behavior, Research, and Policy | School of Social Work

Fellow, Society for Social Work and Research

Barbara Corkey

Medicine, Biochemistry | School of Medicine

Presidential Medal of Distinction, Obesity Society

Kathleen Corriveau

Applied Human Development | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Fellow, American Psychological Association

Wendy Coster

Occupational Therapy | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College

Leadership Service Commendation, American Occupational Therapy Foundation

Jodi Cranston

History of Art & Architecture | College of Arts& Sciences

Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Book Prize, Renaissance Society of America

Qiang Cui

Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences

Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences & Engineering Award, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

Ashok Cutosky

Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering

Peter J. Levine Career Development Professorship, Boston University

André deQuadros

Music | College of Fine Arts

Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award, Chorus America

Zeynep Demiragli

Physics | College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation

Allison Dennis

Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering

Scialog Fellow, Research Corporation for Science Advancement

Douglas Densmore

Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering

Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Anand Devaiah

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | School of Medicine

Board of Governors, American College of Surgeons

Alina Ene

Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences

Sloan Research Fellowship, Computer Science, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

David Epstein

Information Systems | Questrom School of Business

Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Wisconsin

Pnina Feldman

Operations & Technology Management | Questrom School of Business

Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award, Boston University

Anne Feng

History of Art & Architecture | College of Arts & Sciences

Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies Fellowship, American Council of Learned Societies

Ana Fiszbein

Biology | College of Arts & Sciences

Innovation Career Development Professorship, Boston University

Susan Fournier

Dean | Questrom School of Business

Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, Society for Consumer Psychology

Louis Gerstenfeld

Orthopedic Surgery | School of Medicine

Fellow, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Simone Gill

Occupational Therapy | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College

Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association

William Giraldi

Writing Program | College of Arts & Sciences

Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Kira Goldner

Computing & Data Sciences | Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

Shibulal Family Career Development Professorship, Boston University

Judith Gonyea

Social Research | School of Social Work

Fellow, American Association of Social Work and Social Welfare

Mark Grinstaff

Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences | Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Josephine Halvorson

Art | College of Fine Arts

Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Shlomo Havlin

Physics | College of Arts & Sciences

Honorary Fellow, Institute of Physics

Natasha Hochberg

Medicine | School of Medicine

Bailey K. Ashford Medal, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Alice Jacobs

Medicine | School of Medicine

James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology

Malika Jeffries-EL

Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Percy L. Julian Distinguished Lecture and Award, National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers

Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry

Garrett Johnson

Marketing | Questrom School of Business

Young Scholar, Marketing Science Institute

Maria Kamenetska

Chemistry, Physics | College of Arts & Sciences

Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award, Research Corporation for Science Advancement

James Katz

Emerging Media Studies | College of Communication

Frederick Williams Prize for Contributions to the Study of Communication Technology, International Communication Association

Edward Kearns

Physics | College of Arts & Sciences

W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics, American Physical Society

Ibram X. Kendi

History | College of Arts & Sciences

Ella Baker Award, Hurston/Wright Foundation

Fellow, MacArthur Foundation

Literature That Inspires Change Author Award, Authors Guild Foundation

Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum

Ahmad (Mo) Khalil

Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering

Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Grace Kim

Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Fellow, American Psychological Association

Frank Korom

Religion | College of Arts & Sciences

Humboldt Research Award, Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation

Daniella Kupor

Marketing | Questrom School of Business

Early Career Award, Society for Consumer Psychology

Young Scholar, Marketing Science Institute

Kevin Lang

Economics | College of Arts & Sciences

Laurence A. Bloom Professor of Economics, Boston University

Jetson Leder-Luis

Markets, Public Policy & Law | Questrom School of Business

Equity and Inclusion Young Professional Fellow, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

Dokyun “DK” Lee

Information Systems | Questrom School of Business

Kelli Questrom Associate Professor In Management, Boston University

Young Scholar, Marketing Science Institute

Laura Lewis

Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering

McKnight Scholar Award, McKnight Foundation

Research Fellowship, Neuroscience, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Pew Scholars Program, Pew Charitable Trusts

Kate Lindsey

Linguistics | College of Arts & Sciences

Wetherill-Bloom Career Development Professorship in the Humanities, Boston University

Margaret Litvin

World Languages & Literatures | College of Arts & Sciences

Hilles Bush Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

Petrus Liu

World Languages & Literatures | College of Arts & Sciences

Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

Kristin Long

Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences

Donald K. Routh Early Career Award in Pediatric Psychology, Society of Pediatric Psychology (American Psychological Association)

Noora Lori

International Relations | Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Distinguished Book Award, International Studies Association

Christopher Louis

Health Law, Policy & Management | School of Public Health

John D. Thompson Prize, Association of University Programs in Health Administration

Alan Marscher

Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences

Group Achievement Award, Royal Astronomical Society

Luis Menéndez-Antuña

New Testament | School of Theology

Sabbatical Grant for Researchers, Louisville Institute

A.R. Pete Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship, Society of Biblical Literature

Christopher Moore

Dean | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College

Honors of the Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Nancy Moore

Law | School of Law

Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award, American Bar Association

Abdoulaye Ndao

Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering

Reidy Family Career Development Professorship, Boston University

Ketty Nez

Music, Composition and Music Theory | College of Fine Arts

Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State

Pengsheng Ni

Health Law, Policy & Management | School of Public Health

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Excellence in Research Writing Award, Association of Academic Physiatrists

Rachel Nolan

International Relations | Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Fellow, American Council of Learned Societies

Ansu Noronha

Medicine | School of Medicine

Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association

Eshed Ohn-Bar

Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering

Peter J. Levine Career Development Professorship, Boston University

Krzysztof Onak

Computing & Data Sciences | Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

Shibulal Family Career Development Professorship, Boston University

Angela Onwuachi-Willig

Dean | School of Law

Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J.Gallo Professor, Boston University

Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Impact Award, Association of American Law Schools

Merav Opher

Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences

William Bentinck-Smith Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

Francesco Orabona

Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation

Harold Park

Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering

Fellow, United States Association for Computational Mechanics

Donna Pincus

Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences

Feld Family Professor of Teaching Excellence, Boston University

Robert Pinsky

English | College of Arts & Sciences

Pushcart Prize, Pushcart Press

Vasan Ramachandran

Medicine | School of Medicine

Louis and Artur Lucian Award, McGill University

Distinguished Scientist in General Preventive Medicine Award, American Heart Association

Elected Member, Association of American Physicians

Steve Ramirez

Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences

Metcalf Cup & Prize, Boston University

Ana María Reyes

History of Art & Architecture | College of Arts & Sciences

ALAA-Arvey Foundation Book Award, Association of Latin American Art

Venkatesh Saligrama

Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering

Distinguished Lecturer, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Signal Processing Society

Anders Sandvik

Physics | College of Arts & Sciences

Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society

Christopher Shanahan

Medicine | School of Medicine

Award for Distinguished Contributions to Behavioral Medicine, American College of Physicians

Nina Silber

History | College of Arts & Sciences

Jon Westling Professor in History, Boston University

Jessica Silbey

Law | School of Law

Elected Member, The American Law Institute

Adam Smith

Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences

Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery

Chris Chao Su

Emerging Media Studies | College of Communication

East Asia Studies Career Development Professorship, Boston University

Indara Suarez

Physics | College of Arts & Sciences

Early Career Research Award, US Department of Energy

Dave Sullivan

Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences

Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University

Lisa Sullivan

Biostatistics | School of Public Health

Fellow, American Statistical Association

Alexander Sushkov

Physics | College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation

Courtney Takahashi

Neurology | School of Medicine

Fellow, American Academy of Neurology

Marshall Van Alstyne

Information Systems | Questrom School of Business

Top 50 Management Thinkers, Thinkers50

Kathleen Vandenberg

Rhetoric | College of General Studies

Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology, Boston University

Michael Wallace

Anatomy & Neurobiology | School of Medicine

Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University

Beth Warren

Literacy Education | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Sylvia Earl Professor, Boston University

Emily Whiting

Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation 

Harvey Young

Dean | College of Fine Arts

Distinguished Scholar Award, American Society for Theatre Research

Katherine Zhang

Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering

Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Lawrence Ziegler

Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences

Fellow, Society for Applied Spectroscopy

Jennifer Zuk

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College

Early Career Contributions in Research Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association